Invasion of Normandy

June 6, 1944

Invasion of Normandy

June 6, 1944

What was the invasion of Normandy??

The Normandy Invasion, or "Operation Overlord", was launched on June 6, 1944. There were simultaneous landings of U.S., British, and Canadian forces on five separate beachheads in Normandy, France. By the end of August, northern France was liberated. After this successful invasion, the Allied troops were able to reorganize and head west to Germany to bring a stop to the Nazis.

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News of D-Day

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The Outcome

By June 11, with the beaches finally secured, more than 326,000 troops had crossed with more than 100,000 tons of military equipment. Paris was liberated on August 25 and Germany surrendered on May 8, 1945.

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